and environmental legislation". (UNIAN, EU news, 1 September 2008) On the Transnistria issue: "The sides voiced their mutual interest in resuming of talks in the format 5+2 in order to accelerate the conflict resolution" (UNIAN, EU news, 1 September 2008) Post summit developments On 15 September, the Ukrainian government announced that the negotiations on various chapter of the Association agreement are continuing with political chapter being provisionally closed and the fourth round on free trade being scheduled for October 2008 . However, according to Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria, due to slow dynamics, the chapter of free trade is expected to be concluded by the end of 2009. The Ukrainian side expressed that it would not agree to sign the document before the free trade settlement. Earlier, in an interview to the BBC, Hryhoriy Nemyria stressed that some political forces in Ukraine wanted to use recent events in the Caucasus to achieve their unspecified goals. He reiterated the official stand of Ukraine's government on Georgia which is based on full respect of this country's national sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders. The Deputy Prime Minister drew attention to the fact that Ukraine had been among the first countries to provide for humanitarian and financial aid at the very beginning of the August 2008 crisis. References EU-Ukraine Summit, 2008 EU summit 2008 Diplomatic conferences in France 21st-century diplomatic conferences (Europe) EU-Ukraine Summit, 2008 EU-Ukraine Summit, 2008 EU-Ukraine Summit, 2008 Ukraine–European Union relations September 2008 events in Europe